Joe Harper, the chief executive officer of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC) who will be retiring from his position at the end of the year, has been named the 22nd winner of the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award, the track…
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of…
4th-SAR, $115k, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 3:03 p.m. ET Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' DIGNIFY (Justify), a $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga acquisition, is the first foal from Season Ticket (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), an unraced half-sister to the legendary Tepin (Bernstein), a…
American trainer Wesley Ward will send out Bacio (Maclean's Music) in Friday's G1 Coolmore City of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Friday. One of 20 to have stood their ground, the three-old-old has won four-of-five starts, culminating in Royal…
Up to seven furlongs for the first time in Newbury's G2 Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes on Saturday, David Armstrong's Coppull (Bated Breath) successfully carried his speed to regain the winning thread. Last seen mixing it with the best sprinters when fourth…
Star stayer Trawlerman has been retired after sustaining a tendon lesion, Godolphin announced on Saturday. The son of Golden Horn had been preparing for next week's G2 Lonsdale Cup at York. A homebred in the royal blue, the gelding broke…
Only three lined up for Newmarket's mile novice on Saturday, but at the line it was a one-horse race as Godolphin's Bin Jahwar (Ghaiyyath) dominated to become a TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard. Sent straight to the front by Billy…
Imad Alsagar's Baroud (Frankel), last seen finishing second in June's G2 Prix Eugene Adam, was the fourth choice of five for Saturday's G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano and defied his double-digit odds to upset TDN Rising Star Daryzan (Zarak) in the…